F1 Fanatic

Having just played the beta version of F1 2011 (see here: “F1 2011? – Codemasters’ F1 sequel played) I’d like to know what you’re most keen to see in the upcoming game.

Leave any questions or points you have about any aspects of the game below and I’ll endeavour to cover them when I get to review the finished game.

I agree entirely about the bugs being the number 1 priority. F1 2010 was a decent game for a first try that was let down by the rather embarrassing frequency of glitches and game-ruining bugs. I can imagine Codemasters are already concentrating on this after last year anyway, because I’m sure they don’t want to suffer another backlash.

Personally, what I’d really like to find out more about is the online functionality. After running the Collantine Cup last year, I’d really like to see some added features to online multiplayer to help enhance what is already a solid gameplay experience online. Things like post-race statistics and more detailed results, a lobby text-chat system, the ability to allow players to join after a race session is launched and giving the ‘host’ of private sessions sole power to begin the pre-race countdown. Also, I’d really like the ability to save replays of multiplayer races like so many other racing games offer, especially after the first season of the Collantine Cup. The fact that we had some fantastic battles and spectacular incidents but had no way to watch them back afterwards without recording them all live ourselves was a shame. So if they could perhaps expand on their plans for enhancing online multiplayer this year, I’d really like to see what they have in store for us.

What’s the paddock like? are the motorhomes and garages different?

After taking part in the Collantine Cup, I would say everything MAG said, along with a more stable online experience if possible. With other Brits fighting for position was fine, but with Australians, the lag made things difficult at times.

I’d also like the cars to be more fragile, and I don’t want that silly slow mo during your accidents, I can use slow motion in the replays.

Will the game recognise the ‘pressure’ system on the buttons and D-Pad of the PS3 controller? Believe or not I still like to play every racing game with X and the D-Pad and although the previous game allowed me to change the controller mapping, it would only recognise the buttons digitally and not analogously. I find having to use the triggers and/or the sticks much less precise and that detracted a lot of my gaming experience.

Have they fixed the rain graphics yet? F1 2010 in cockpit camera mode, the rain on the visor was simply a big blotch of fat pixels rather than proper rain. Didn’t notice that in DiRT2 or DiRT3. and all 3 games run on the same engine. I especially liked the rain effect in NFS Hot pursuit 2010. if they could do something like that.
And did they balance the difficulty level throughout all the tracks? A lot of them complained that the difficulty level of the AI changes in certain tracks and they become super brilliant.

-split screen championship
-not being able to drive in the wet on slicks!

that is all

@daykind, I highly doubt it on your first question, due to contracts with the teams and Codemasters etc, the same with the numbers.